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Iran’s Multi-Front War on Israel Has Diminishing Returns – Analysis

Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2024 “Overall, the pattern is clear. Iran is operationalizing these multiple fronts against Israel. In some areas, the groups claim success; in others, it is unclear if the claims match reality. For Iran, the claims are what matters. They want to show they are backing Hamas in Gaza.” […]

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Daily Briefing: WAR IN NORTH: NOT IF BUT WHEN

“The group has an arsenal of 200,000 rockets and missiles, a fleet of deadly drones, roughly 1,500 precision-guided munitions, and well-trained fighters. Some estimates suggest that Hezbollah’s power is tantamount to a midsize European army. The Lebanese Armed Forces can therefore never forcibly disarm, relocate, or restrain Hezbollah. That would certainly spark a civil war, […]

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Benjamin Netanyahu Must Decide What to Do About Hezbollah:

 Jonathan Spyer, Middle East Forum, June 24, 2024 “Despite the efforts of both the US and France, progress in this area has been elusive. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has made clear that his side is not currently seeking all-out war.”   Tensions on Israel’s northern border are currently at their highest point since the outbreak […]

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Hizbullah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Iran Plan a Mediterranean Naval Campaign Against Israel

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Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 24, 2024 “Nasrallah’s goal is to ground Israeli aircraft to prevent them from conducting missions in Lebanon against mid- and long-range missile launchers.” Hizbullah, under the leadership of Hassan Nasrallah, is coordinating with Iran to open a new front against Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. The […]

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The Hezbollah Time Bomb Is Ticking

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David Daoud and Jonathan Schanzer The Dispatch, June 20, 2024 “… the international community’s fixation on futile deals has only whetted Hezbollah’s appetite for violence.” Let’s not mince words: The Middle East is on the precipice of the most destructive war of the region’s modern history. This war did not begin on October 7. It actually began […]

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Did CQ Brown Just Blow Israel’s Leverage Versus Hezbollah? – Analysis

Yonah Jeremy Bob Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2024 “Rogue or not, Brown said what many American officials are authentically feeling and thinking right now, and that is why there will be no retraction.” It should be said from the outset that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown has been a friend of […]

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US to Hezbollah:  Don’t Count on Us to Stop an Israeli Attack

Nahal Toosi, Erin Banco and Lara Seligman Politico, June 24, 2024 “This time, however, the Israelis appear more dug in, though it’s possible that the U.S. could affect what type and size of operation they undertake.” U.S. officials trying to prevent a bigger Middle East war are issuing an unusual warning to Hezbollah: Don’t assume […]

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Communiqué: Israël se prépare à affronter seul le Hezbollah

Citation de la Semaine:  “La solitude est la patrie des forts.” Joseph Roux                  Table des Matières Benjamin Netanyahou a justifié ses critiques à l’encontredes  Etats-Unis concernant l’envoi d’armes à Israël. : Israelvalley Desk, 24 Juin 2024 Les États-Unis soutiendront Israël en cas de guerre avec le   Hezbollah (média): i24NEWS, 22 juin 2024 […]

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Daily Briefing: WHO IS WINNING THE WAR?

“In 1969, at the height of the United States’ war in Vietnam, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger famously wrote, “The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win.” Israel is arguably in the same situation now. The Israeli government has pledged to keep fighting—at least until the […]

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Israel Has to Make It Clear: No to a New Hamas Paradigm

Zvi Hauser Israel Hayom, June 19, 2024 “The defense establishment estimates that defeating Hamas, in an optimistic scenario, will take only two or three years.”   After yet another failure in the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas regarding the release of captives, it’s clear that there is a fundamental disconnect between the two sides’ […]

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Gaza War Moves Close to Its Next Phase, but No Nearer to an End

Stephen Kalin and Anat Peled WSJ, June 24, 2024 “We don’t want to see what we’ve seen in Gaza City and what we’ve seen in Khan Younis, which is the end of major combat operation and then the beginning of Hamas reasserting control and reasserting activity in those areas.”   As Israel nears the end of major […]

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Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas

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Summer Said and Rory Jones WSJ, June 10, 2024 “His [Sinwar’s] ultimate goal appears to be to win a permanent cease-fire that allows Hamas to declare a historic victory by outlasting Israel and claim leadership of the Palestinian national cause.”   For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision, messages the […]

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